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BURQA REAX

George Brandis has delivered a passionate take down of Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt in the Senate. (AAP)
George Brandis has delivered a passionate take down of Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt in the Senate. (AAP) Source: George Brandis has delivered a passionate take down of Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt in the Senate. (AAP)

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended entering parliament dressed in a burqa, saying it was about national security. The Senator wore a full Islamic covering ahead of a debate in parliament in Canberra on banning full-face coverings in public. The move has been criticised by both sides of politics, but she says she is not at all embarrassed by what she did.


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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended entering parliament dressed in a burqa, saying it was about national security. The Senator wore a full Islamic covering ahead of a debate in parliament in Canberra on banning full-face coverings in public. The move has been criticised by both sides of politics, but she says she is not at all embarrassed by what she did.



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